text_original: It possessed rights and privileges which were necessary for its protection in days of anarchy and 140 THOMAS WOLSEY chap. lawlessness, but which were invidious in days of more settled government Moreover, the tenure of so much land by ecclesiastical corporations like monasteries, was viewed with jealousy in a time when commercial com  petition was becoming a dominant motive in a society which had ceased to be mainly warlike.
text_transcription: IT POSSESSED RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES WHICH WERE NECESSARY FOR ITS PROTECTION IN DAYS OF ANARCHY AND LAWLESSNESS BUT WHICH WERE INVIDIOUS IN DAYS OF MORE SETTLED GOVERNMENT MOREOVER THE TENURE OF SO MUCH LAND BY ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATIONS LIKE MONASTERIES WAS VIEWED WITH JEALOUSY IN A TIME WHEN COMMERCIAL COMPETITION WAS BECOMING A DOMINANT MOTIVE IN A SOCIETY WHICH HAD CEASED TO BE MAINLY WARLIKE
phonemes: ɪt pəzˈɛst ɹˈaɪts ænd pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz wˌɪtʃ wɜː nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi fɔːɹ ɪts pɹətˈɛkʃən ɪn dˈeɪz ʌv ˈænɑːɹki ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi tˈɑːməs wˈɑːlsi tʃˈæp. lˈɔːləsnəs, bˌʌt wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ɪnvˈɪdiəs ɪn dˈeɪz ʌv mˈɔːɹ sˈɛɾəld ɡˈʌvɚnmənt mɔːɹˈoʊvɚ, ðə tˈɛnjɚɹ ʌv sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ lˈænd baɪ ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃənz lˈaɪk mˈɑːnɐstɚɹiz, wʌz vjˈuːd wɪð dʒˈɛləsi ɪn ɐ tˈaɪm wɛn kəmˈɜːʃəl kˈɑːm pətˈɪʃən wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ dˈɑːmɪnənt mˈoʊɾɪv ɪn ɐ səsˈaɪəɾi wˌɪtʃ hæd sˈiːst təbi mˈeɪnli wˈɔːɹlaɪk.